Please do your bit to get Cambridgeshire connected
www.connectingcambridgeshire.co.uk – that's Cambridgeshire Council's new website to promote superfast broadband. Please go to it, follow the registration links and help to boost local businesses and the economy, reduce isolation in rural communities and help improve health and access to services.
Councils from across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, as well as the Government, are investing millions of pounds in the Connecting Cambridgeshire project – but to secure vital support from broadband providers, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough needs residents and businesses to simply click and show them we want improved broadband.
The more people that register the fact they want superfast broadband the more chance of it being delivered.
Visitors to the website can also check their broadband speeds, find out about the benefits of broadband for businesses and communities and volunteer to become Digital Champions for their local areas.
The aim is to bring access to superfast broadband to at least 90% of businesses and homes across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and better connectivity for all remaining premises by 2015.
Cambridgeshire County Council has committed up to £20 million and Peterborough City Council has pledged up to £3 million towards the project, with £6.75 million allocated by the Government agency BDUK. This public money is being used to attract significant investment from the private sector.
Local County Councillor John Reynolds, said: "Registering takes seconds but could make a big difference to people's lives. It means elderly residents get better access to healthcare and services. It means local businesses can grow and new ones start up, which creates more jobs and a prosperous economy. It also means children have better access to educational material, raising academic achievement.
"Showing the levels of demand for better broadband will help Connecting Cambridgeshire to attract substantial investment from broadband suppliers, particularly in hard to reach rural areas.
"We all have a vital role to play in supporting the campaign. The more registrations we can achieve, the better chance we have of broadband suppliers coming onboard to make our vision a reality."
Contact Cambridgeshire County Council
- Phone 0345 045 520.
- Fax 01480 376748.
- Minicom 01480 376743 (NB same number as the District Council).
- E-mail info@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
- Website www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
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- Facebook – www.facebook.com/CambridgeshireCC.
- Twitter – www.twitter.com/CambsCC.
Your local County and District Councillors
- County Council – list of all councillors.
- District Council – list of all councillors.